Wallpaper pasting and trimming machine



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JosfPH B. fo/wsra/Y,

Nov. 2l, 1950 I J. B. JOHNSTON 2,531,219

' WALLPAPER PASTING AND TRIMMING MACHINE Filed Dec. 51. 1947 '7 Sheets-Sheet 5 A T7' ORNE Y.

NOV- 21, 1950 J. B. JOHNSTON 2,531,219

WALLPAPER PASTING AND TRIMMING MACHINE Filed Dec. 5l, 1947 IN VEN TOR. Jai/PH l5. Jobware/y.

Nov. 21, 1950 J. B. JOHNSTON 2,531,219

WALLPAPER PASTING AND TRIMMING MACHINE Filed Deo. 31, 1947 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 9 INVENTOR. Zig ./osfP/f /oH/vsra/v.

A TTOR/Vf Y Patented Nov. 21, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT ortica WALLPAPER PASTING AND TRIli/MI'NG 'MACHINE Joseph B. Johnston, Denver, Colo.

Application December 31, 1947, Serial No. 795,018

(Cl. ill-14) 7 Claims. l

This invention relates to a machine for pre paring `strips of wall paper for hanging, and has for its principal object the provision of a single, unitary device which will cut Wall paper into pre-set lengths, trim the edges thereof, and apply paste to the back so as to produce 4strips completely prepared for immediate hanging .on the Wall.

.Another object of 'the invention is to so construct the device that `it will be readily and quickly adjustable to produce different 'widths and lengths of pasted strips.

'Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which Tis cle-- signed for simplicity, economy, land eiciency;V

These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed' description of the.

invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer tc like parts in all views of the drawing andthroughou't the description.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 isa plan viewfo'f the improved wall paper cutting, trimming, and pasting machine;

Fig. 2 Vis an enlarged, fragmentary vview ofthe delivery end of the machine;

Fig. 3 is a similarly enlarged side view thereof;

Fig. 4 is `a longitudinal section, 'taken von the line ii- 4, Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 'is a similar section, taken on thefline 5 5, Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a still 'further enlarged detail section, taken on the line i-t, Eg. 1, illustrating 1`the operation of the trimming knives employed 'in the improved machine;

Fig. A7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detail sec tion, takenon the line l-l, Fig. 1';

Eig. Sigsa'iragmentary, detail view, illustrating the paperroll hanger `employed in the improved machine;

Fig. v9 is an enlarged 'detail section taken on the line il- 9, Fig. 3 and 10 g and Fig. 10` is a Isimilar section taken on the line lll-i0, Fig. 9.

4'The invention is supported on two lside frames l0 and 'Il whichcan be supported from the ricer in any desired manner. The two side frames le and Il are maintained in parallel spaced relation by means of cross bars 33,. The roll or" paper to be prepared is carried on a roll shaft i2 sus pended in hangers I3 below one end ofthe side frames IB and H. `The roll shaft I2 passes through the roll 'ci paper and the latter abi-its 'against va vfixed end flange Hl at one extremity,

2 and 'is clamped against the latter nange by means of a movable flange l 5 which is constantly urged toward the flange I4 by means of suitable compression Springs I6 (see Fig. 8) which act against a pusher yoke Il rotatably connected with the flange l5. The `position of the ilange l5 and the yoke ll can be adjusted by means of a set screw I8 which locks against a spring rod i9 extending' between the side frames I9 and i l.

The paper from the roll is led upwardly onto an endless exible conveyor belt 2e which is stretched between two belt rollers 2l. @ne 4ci? the rollers "2l is mounted upon an adjustable shaft 22 which can be moved longitudinaily of the frames IB and l I by means of tension adjusting screws 23 to adjust the tension in the conveyor belt.v The other conveyor roller is mounted upon a conveyor drive shaft 2li which is driven from ya countershaft 25 through the medium lof a transmission chain '26. Y

The countershaft is vdriven from any suitable motor or engine (not shown), a motor plate 2l being suspended below the side frames it] and 'll upon suitable hangers 28 to support the drive motor or engine. l

The paper is pressed against the conveyor 2D to obtain traction thereon by means of a press roller 29 which is mounted in vertically elongated bearing openings 30 in side roller brackets 31 mounted on the frames lll and .ll. The press roller may be manually rotated to feed the paper into the 'machine by means of a hand crank 32. The cross bars 33 support a top plate 34 Which overlies the paper on the conveyor 2t. As `the paper passes over the drive .shaft 2d, its upper or back side is covered with paste by means of 'a pasting roller 35 which is mounted on a paste roll shaft 36 extending between side brackets 31 attached upon the side frames il! and ll.

Paste .is .supplied to the surface of the roller 35 by means of an intermediate roller 38 which rides against a paste pick-up roller 39,. The roller -39 rotates partially `submerged -fin a paste tray 40. The paste is supplied to the tray de from any :suitable exterior paste reservoir, such as indicated in broken line at di.

The intermediate roller 38 is mounted -on an intermediate shaft 42, and the paste roller 39 `.is mounted `on a paste Apick-up shaft (i3. The paste roll shaft 36 is'mounted in swinging brackets 4:45. Each fof the brackets le kis swingingly mounted on a hinge pin ll on one of the side'brac'kets 3i so that the pasting roller 35 `rests by gravity on the paper. 44The pasting roller 35 may be manu- 3 ally rotated by means of a hand wheel |69 when preparing the machine for operation.

The intermediate shaft 42 is mounted at each extremity in a L-shaped lever bracket 46. Each of the brackets 46 is tiltably mounted upon a pivot screw 41 on each of the brackets 31. This allows the roller 38 to rest by gravity against the rollers 35 and 39. The brackets 46 can be forced forwardly by means of adjustment screws 48 so that the space between the rollers 38 and 39 may be varied to pick up any desired amount of paste. The L-shaped lever brackets 46 at the opposite sides of the machine are connected together to move in unison by means of a cross tie rod H9. The brackets 46 and the weight of the roller 38 is resiliently supported upon tension springs 49.

The L-shaped lever brackets 46 are provided with crank arms 59 which are connected by means of connecting rods with the swinging brackets 44 so that movements of the L-shaped lever brackets 46 are transmitted to the swinging brackets 44 so that an adjustment of the relation betwen all of the pasting rollers can be accomplished simultaneously by adjusting the screws 48.

Surplus paste on the paste pick-up roller 39 can be removed and the roller cleaned by means of a squeegee 52 operated from a manual squeegee handle 53. Surplus paste at the extremities of the pasting roller can be removed by means of two adjustable squeegees 54 which are adjustable along a squeegee rod |96 to provide a paste width equal to the width of the paper being worked upon.

The pasting roller 35 is driven from its frictional contact with the traveling paper, causing it to rotate the shaft 36. The shaft 36 carries a drive gear 55 which meshes `with a reverse gear 56 mounted on the hinge bolt 45. 'I'he reverse gear 56 drives a driven gear 51 mounted on the shaft 42 of the intermediate roller 38 so as to positively rotated the rollers 35 and 38 in the same direction so that the rollers wipe against each other to properly spread the paste. The paste pick-up shaft 43 is driven by means of a drive chain 58 extending between a sprocket 59 on the pasting roll shaft 36 and a sprocket 66 on the paste pick-up shaft 43. The shaft 43 is mounted in suitable bearing brackets 6| from the side members I0 and The two edges of the paper, after leaving the paste roller 35, enter between rotary shears 62, there being one pair of rotary shears adjacent each edge of the paper. The shears 62 are carried in a shear frame 63 which is slidable along a shear shaft 64 and a guide rod 65. The frames 63 may be moved to any desired position by means of suitable set screws 66.

The upper rotary shear 62 of each set is mounted on a hub 61 rotatable upon a stationary stub shaft 68. Ihe hub 61 is rotated through the medium of drive gears 69 from a drive hub 16 which is keyed to the shaft 64 in an elongated keyway 1|- The shaft 64 is driven from the shaft 24 through the medium of an endless chain 12.

Thus it can be seen that the rotary shears 62 are positively driven at any desired spaced setting. The lower rotary shear 62 is constantly urged against the side of the upper shear by means of a compression spring 13 surrounding the shaft 64 and acting against anabutment 14 on the frame 63. Thus it can be seen that the two edges of the paper are continually sheared as the paper passes through the machine.

.The paper is supported as it passes through the rotary shears by means of a telescoping apron |08 formed in two parts which slide over each other as the two shear frames 63 are adjusted toward or away from each other. The apron |08 `guides the paper over a lower, stationary cutting blade 15 against which a movable cutting blade 16 reciprocates to cut the paper strips to desired lengths. The blade 16 is swingingly mounted on connecting links 11 so that it may swing back and forth with an up-and-down motion. It is constantly pulled downwardly by means of a shearing spring 18 and may be lifted upwardly by means of an operating handle 19. A lift link 88 extends from the operating handle upwardly to the blade 16 to lift the latter.

Therefore, when the handle 19 is lifted, the paper can pass beneath the blade 16, and when the handle is released the spring 18 pulls the blade 16 downwardly to cut off the paper. The blade 16 is prevented from descending until a predetermined length of paper has passed beneath the blade 16 by means of a notched measuring cam 8|, in the notch of which a anger 84 on a stop arm 82 enters. The stop arm 82 is formed integrally with the operating handle 19, and both are secured on a rotatable pivot shaft 83.

Therefore, when the cam 8| has rotated suinciently to place its notch beneath the finger 84 the latter will enter the notch allowing the knife 16 to drop. The machine then remains stationary until the handle 19 is again lifted.

In order to prevent the machine from coasting after the paper has been cut, a brake drum 85 is mounted on the conveyor drive shaft 24 n which can be clutched between two brake shoes ,86, having wedge-shaped extremities. The shoes .8B are constantly urged together by means of av tension spring 81. The brake shoes may be separated by means of a wedge pin 88 mounted on a lever 89 which is lixedly mounted on the shaft 83. Thus. when the handle 19 is lifted, the wedge pinwill enter between the wedge-shaped extrem-- ities on the brake shoes 86, releasing the brake. When the finger 84 drops into its notch, the

` wedge pin 88 will move outwardly from the latter extremities, to the position of Fig. 4, allowing the spring 81 to instantly apply braking action to the shaft 24.

The length of each strip cut from the roll can be pre-set by means of the following mechanism. The measuring mechanism is driven from a measuring shaft 96. One extremity of the shaft 90 is reduced in diameter and passes through a rotatable sleeve 9| which carries the notched cam 8|. The extremity of the shaft 90 projects through the end of the sleeve 9|, terminating in a clutch drum 92. The sleeve 9| can be caused to rotate with the shaft 9|) by the engagement of two clutch shoes 93 with the drum 92. The

clutch shoes are hingedly mounted on a pin |01v The clutch jaws 93 are constantly urged to grip y the drum 92 by means of a clutch spring 98, and can be separated from the drum 92 by means of a separating boss 99 mounted on a slide |99 slidably mounted on the measuring arm 94. Thus, when the slide |99 is pulled away from the axis of the drum 92, the boss 99 will slide between the,

A pre-setting arm 96 is rotatablyl azionare;

memberssa'i anni separater. thennl tdireleases thadrum; 92;v

slide milf isf initially liftedLbyameansiof at. liftilever f I nl z. mounted vonutheapi-vntl shaft 183. whi'cm engagesfailift'ing. aisnn mit so'ltlratswiien tnelhandlei 'w ist drnppede topthe? solidi linee positioniof' Eig: 4s.

im a2: clockwise; directiom- This;v continues; until;

thee operating., armi 94 reaches ther vertical posit-- tion-,r of Figr, 3-.atv which time; the;v finger; 841 will; d-rcpeintmthe; notchi ofit-hei cam, allowingrthe: eratingghandlef'lrtoffall;

The.:dropping`A on the operatinggarmi Iilaoco'nr--` z. l:

plishes several functions. First;. it: ailowssv thee knife: 16e to.: falli, cutting the paper: Second.. it

ppliesi. therI brake-z shoes: 8.6i stopping; the; advancesofsthef paper., Third,itsactssthroughltheearmf lill l.:

toaliftitheibossifandreleasetherclutchishoese9:3,

pnttiinggr theey measuring;- der-imag;A outioi; operatiorn until thegnext-.strip-is-desiized Should. iii-not ber` desiredi tueuse the mez'asuringY device, itrmaylbe disconnected' by swinging; a;v latch member |03 upwardlyfunderthef slide; HNLl to support-'.theislide? |0012 and the' boss 99 in the elevated released position. The pasting roller 35 may be supported?outioficontactwith the paper fon adjusting, and preparing. the.. machine. and when pasting is not desired, by, meanse of a, leg` |04 which can be swung to support the cross tie rod III! and1the-leverbracketed@from the side framef'iflf..

While.- aispecific form". ofv the improvement-has beensdescribed and illustratedzherein, it is L 1.'lesired tof be* understood that the same may be:y varied, within the scope of the appended' claimsgwithout departing from the spirit of the-.dnventioni Havingk thus described the inventionw whata is clfaimed and.. desired secured Letters:y Patent lzA Aimachine for cuttingtrimming, andlfpastzingrI wa-'lL paper strips. comprising; an elongated; horizontal; frame;i a pair of parallel, horizontal conveyor rollers supported in spaced relatiorn in said frame; an endless conveyor belt mounted to travel with said rollers; means for supporting a roll ofwall paper below one extremity of said conveyor belt so that the paper may extend upwardly over and along the belt; means for holding said paper in contact with said belt so that it will travel therewith; means for .applying paste to the upper surface of said paper as it travels with said belt; a transversally extending cutting knife extending across said paper for severing the paper into strips; a spring urging said cutting knife toward said paper; a lever supporting said knife over said paper; cam means for releasing said lever after a predetermined length of travel of said paper to allow said spring to actuate said knin=l1;.v aiclutchi transmitting; power? toi-said cam means;zmeansiorrreleasingsaiclutclr knife. has: engagedsaid; paperL so' asato stop ,antue-- ation:` ofs said; oam.: braking; means: for.' stoppingr thentravellofisaidiconveyor;belt; and meanss.actu;'.y

atedzimconsequen'ceofithe dropping,ofisaidknifee` forfapplyingsaidebraking means...

2.1.v machineefor cutting; trimming, .andi past:-l ingwall: papers strips;A comprising: an." elongated. horizontala fmnres: af.. of. parallel, horizontall:l conveyor: rollers; supported: in spaced; relation. in sadif-ranie; an endlessm conveyor. beltmounted to.; traizelxwitli saiderollers; means forisupportin roll of:L Wall paper" below: onegextremityoff conveyor: belty soi that: thepaper; may;` extendi. upv wardltr. oven' andi along? the z belt; means holdln'gf4 thee paperina frictional contact with. said belt," meansisnpplyingipaste-.to saidizpaper; a verticallyY moya'bler cutting knife extending?,A a'crossa saldi paper;y aimeasuring; sha-it. drivent: from., said; cont-s veyor: rollers; a; notched: canr rotatably mounted orosaaidarneasuringia-shaft; means*formanuallyroetatinge said notched: cam rearwardly a; prede#- term-ineds. distance; clutching: means. for: clutching said: oamutd saidz measuring shaft sa thatizit'. will; rotate: forwardlyl`A therewith said` predetere minedi distance," anchrneansz operable from said.'-L cam forrseyeringisaid; paper; at-zthetermination-:ofz saidrlpredeterminedfdistance:

3i larmachineafor: cutting,` trimming;I and paste ingwalli papery strips, comprising:l an elongated;y horizontal; frames: az pair" of parallel; horizontal; conveyor;v rollers; supported; in1 spaced' relatiorr said; frame; anfiendiesszconveyor belt mountedltof,

n traeveli with; said rollers;l meansl for: supporting? rollofwall' paper 'below-:oneextremityl on saidtconE` vegetaleeltssocthattthetpapermayextendlupllllardly.;v oyerrandi.alongithebelt;.;meansholdingzthepapen im., frictionalaf contact; with` said: belt;V means:

A supplyingsfpasteei toisaidspaper; a verti'callye"mov--i ablescuttingknife: extending acrossl saidipaper aa measuring? shaft;-` driven; from said conveyor rollers; a l notched-,camrotatably; mounte de onvisaid' measuring shaft; means; for manually` rotating:

Zsaid notchedi cam: rearwardly. a.. predeterminedi distance; clutchingsmeansfor clutching saidicam toz-said: measuringrshaft. soY that'itgwillfrotate fore wardlystherewithsaid. predetermined:distance. ae pix/.ot'ed stop arm-2. adjacent; said. cam;: a; fingeron.

saidstoprarmi adapted; to enter a notch. in'. said;

cami'; an; operating-eA handle extending. from said?A stopearm; andme'ansa connected; with said opere ating rhandleiforssupporting saidi cutting knife' so? that; when: said finger entersthefnotchi of; said-f paper'to. seventhe: latter..

el. Almachine formatting; trimming andpaste.- ingr Wall: paper; strinse,A comprising: an elongatedi. horizontal. frame-3;- af.. pair;5 off! parallel; horizontal conveyor: rollers'i supported; in .spaced relationl in. said frame; an endless conveyor belt mounted to travel with said rollers; means for supporting a roll of wall paper below one extremity of said conveyor belt so that the paper may extend upwardly over and along the belt; means holding the paper in frictional Contact'l with said belt; means for supplying paste to said paper; a vertically movable cutting knife extending across said paper; a measuring shaft driven from said conveyor rollers; a notched cam rotatably mounted on said measuring shaft; means for manually rotating said notched cam rearwardly a predetermined distance; clutching means for clutching said cam to said measuring shaft so that it will rotate forwardly therewith said predetermined distance; a pivoted stop arm adjacent said cam; a linger on said stop arm adapted to enter a notch in said cam; an operating handle extending from said stop' arm; means connected with said operating handle for supporting said cutting knife so that when said finger enters the notch of said cam, said cutting knife will be dropped on said paper to sever the latter; and means operable in consequence of the dropping of said operating lever for releasing said clutching means.

5. Amachine for cutting, trimming, and pasting wall paper strips, comprising: an elongated, horizontal frame; a pair of parallel, horizontal conveyor rollers supported in spaced relation in said frame; an endless conveyor belt mounted to travel with said rollers; means for supporting a roll of wall paper below one extremity of said conveyor belt so that the paper may extend upwardly over and along the belt; a pressing roller mounted for holding the paper in frictional contact with said belt; a pasting roller mounted for rolling on said paper over said belt; means for supplying paste to said pasting roller; a pair of trimming knives positioned at each side of said paper for trimming the edges therefrom as it passes; a measuring shaft driven from said conveyor rollers; a notched cam rotatably mounted on said measuring shaft; means for manually rotating said notched cam rearwardly a predetermined distance; clutching means for clutching said cam to said measuring shaft so that it will rotate forwardly therewith said vpredetermined distance; a pivoted stop arm adjacent said cam; a finger on said stop arm adapted to enter a notch in said cam; an operating handle extend-V ing from said stop arm; means connected with said operating handle for supporting said cutting knife so that when said linger enters the notch of said cam, said cutting knife will be dropped on said paper to sever the latter; means operable in consequence of the droppingy of said operating lever for releasing said clutching means; a brake for resisting rotation of said conveyor rollers; and means operable in consequence of the lifting of said operating lever for releasing said brake.

6. A machine for cutting, trimming, and pasting wall paper strips, comprising: an elongated, horizontal frame; a pair of parallel, horizontal conveyor rollers supported in spaced relation in said frame; an endless conveyor belt mounted to travel with said rollers; means for supporting a roll of wall paper below one extremity of said conveyor belt so that the paper may extend upwardly over and along the belt; roller brackets extending upwardly from said frame; a pressing l roller mounted in said roller brackets and holding the paper in frictional contact with said-belt;

side brackets extending upwardly from said frame; a pasting roller supported from said side brackets and rolling on said paper over said belt;

means for supplying paste to said pasting roller; a transversally extending cutting knife extending across said paper for severing the paper into strips; a spring urging said cutting knife toward said paper; aylever supporting said knife over said paper; a cam for releasing said lever; a measuring shaft driven from said conveyor rollers; and means for adjusting and clutching said cam to said measuring shaft at any desired position so that it will act to release said lever after a predetermined length of travel of said paper to allow said spring to actuate said knife.

7. A machine for cutting, trimming, and pasting Wall paper strips,rcomprising: an elongated, horizontal frame; a pair of parallel, horizontal conveyor rollers supported in spaced relation in said frame; an endless conveyor belt mounted to travel with s'ad rollers; means for supporting a roll of wall paper below one extremity of said conveyor belt s0 that the paper may extend upwardly over and along the belt; means holding said paper in contact with said belt so that it will travel therewith; means for applying paste to the upper surface of said paper as it travels with said belt; a transversally extending cutting knife extending across said paper for severing the paper into strips; a spring urging said cuttingknife down-4 wardly toward said paper; a lever' supporting said knife over said paper; a cam; a Stop arm extending from said lever and bearing against said cam to support said lever and said knife; a notch in said cam into which said arm may enter to allowl said knife to fall and cut said paper; a` measuring shaft driven from said conveyor rolls; a clutch for connecting said cam to said measurl ing shaft at any'desired radial position so that,

said notch will reach said arm to release the latter after any preselected circumferential rotation; and means for releasing said clutch when said arm enters said notch.

' JOSEPH B. JOHNSTON.

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